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Reported speech (that clause and questions)

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  • 'I enjoy working in my garden,' said Bob.
    Bob said (that) he enjoyed working in his garden.
  • 'I'm working on my thesis,' I said.
    I told her (that) I was working on my thesis.
  • Do you like playing football? John asked us.
    John asked us if/whether we liked playing football.
  • 'We don't want to watch a film tonight', the children said.
    The children said (that) they didn't want to watch a film that night.
  • They said: 'We may visit Miss Yana tonight'.
    They said (that) they might visit Miss Yana that night.
  • ”Did you see Charles yesterday morning”? They inquired
    They inquired if I had seen Charles the morning before.
  • 'Who broke my vase?' She asked.
    She asked who had broken her vase.
  • ”Are we going to start work tomorrow?” He asked
    He asked if they were going to start work the next day.
  • How many players do you want to substitute?” The referee asked.
    The referee asked how many players we wanted to substitute.
  •  'I'd like to buy this jumper'. He said
    He said (that) he would like to buy that jumper.
  • The gardener inquired:”Why didn’t you buy a new shovel?”
    The gardener inquired why I hadn’t bought a new shovel.
  • "I'll do the laundry later." Dad said
    Dad said (that) he would do the laundry later
  • ” Did you buy this Swiss watch at my place”? The watchmaker asked
    The watchmaker asked if he had bought that Swiss watch at his place
  • She said: 'I haven't finished my homework yet'.
    She said (that) she hadn't finished her homework yet.
  • "It hasn't rained much this year." the old man said
    The old man said (that) it hadn't rained much that year
  • 'I'm a nurse' Sarah said
    Sarah said (that) she was a nurse
  • ”When will we get to the coast, guide?” The captain asked
    The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast
  • Tom said: 'This meal is delicious'.
    Tom said (that) the meal was delicious.
  • 'I've hurt my leg.' He said
    He said (that) he had hurt his leg.
  • 'Can you speak a foreign language?' he asked her.
    He asked her if/whether she could speak a foreign language.
  • ”Where have you been Tom?” He asked
    He asked me where I had been
  • 'Where do you live?' I asked her
    I asked her where she lived.
  • 'Can you pick up Jenny?' Sam asked his wife
    Sam asked his wife if she could pick up Jenny